James Cameron

News about James Cameron, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.

Chronology of Coverage

Aug. 8, 2014

Jeannette Catsoulis reviews film Deepsea Challenge 3D, directed by John Bruno, Andrew Wight and Ray Quint and featuring James Cameron. MORE

Aug. 7, 2014

Celebrities gather at American Museum of Natural History's Hall of Biodiversity to celebrate premiere of James Cameron documentary Deepsea Challenge 3D, about his journey to one of deepest parts of ocean in submersible vehicle. MORE

Aug. 3, 2014

James Cameron film, Deepsea Challenge 3D, is director's vanity project, documenting expedition to explore deepest depths of the ocean; film is culmination of years of planning and working on ways to document his long interest in deepsea diving. MORE

Jun. 16, 2014

Movie director James Cameron and 20th Century Fox have bet billions on success of three upcoming sequels to Avatar, effects-heavy 2009 film that grossed $2.8 billion in worldwide ticket sales; long-awaited screenplays for the films are said to be nearly ready; Fox has undergone significant decline in market share in long hiatus since first film's release, falling to sixth among major studios. MORE

Aug. 2, 2013

James Cameron and 20th Century Fox say that they now expect to make three rather than two sequels to their hit film Avatar; will begin production in 2014 and release first of three films in December 2017. MORE

Mar. 26, 2013

Hollywood film director James Cameron is donating Deepsea Challenger craft that he built and rode to ocean's deepest spot to Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute, hoping it will accelerate progress on ocean exploration. MORE

Aug. 9, 2012

James Cameron, director of the global hit films Titanic and Avatar, opens new office of the Cameron Pace Group China in Tianjin; firm will try to bring the latest in 3-D filmmaking tools to Chinese producers and directors. MORE

Jul. 29, 2012

Director James Cameron is building a home on 2,500 acres of New Zealand farmland he purchased for an estimated $16 million; New Zealanders have mixed feelings, worrying that it is the latest example of a land grab by wealthy foreigners. MORE

Apr. 8, 2012

Andrew Goldman Talk interview with director James Cameron, whose film Titanic is being re-released in 3-D. MORE

Apr. 1, 2012

Remastering and meticulous 3-D conversion of James Cameron film Titanic, set to be re-released in theaters after 15 years, provides a fresh visual experience; process took 60 weeks and cost $18 million to achieve. MORE

Mar. 27, 2012

Director James Cameron emerges safely from a perilous dive to the Challenger Deep area of the Marian Trench, 6.8 miles beneath the Pacific Ocean's surface; Cameron vows to make more journeys. MORE

Mar. 26, 2012

Film director James Cameron plunges almost seven miles to bottom of western Pacific Ocean in a minisubmarine of his own design, in an expedition partly sponsored by the National Geographic Society; Cameron spends six hours taking pictures and extracting samples of fauna before returning to surface; expedition is first in 52 years to descend so deep. MORE

Mar. 20, 2012

James Cameron personally designed the craft that will carry him on a scientific expedition to Earth's deepest recess, Challenger Deep, sitting seven miles beneath the ocean's surface; Cameron's submersible, which he calls a 'vertical torpedo,' upends conventional design by focusing on speed of descent rather than horizontal maneuverability; vehicle has already broken the modern depth record for piloted vehicles, going down more than five miles. MORE

Mar. 8, 2012

James Cameron, the film director, plans to get into a capsule and plummet, alone, down nearly seven miles to the planet’s most inaccessible spot, the Challenger Deep in the western Pacific; he plans to film what is an alien world thought to swarm with bizarre eels and worms, fish and crustaceans in his own miniature submarine. MORE

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August 3, 2014, Sunday

While “Transformers: Age of Extinction” was all but guaranteed a certain measure of success in China, its record-breaking numbers will most likely be seen as further validation of the studio’s stepped-up outreach to Chinese audiences.